About us

About us

PR Hanna Solicitors have been providing legal services for over 30 years in Northern Ireland. Gerry Lee joined the company in 1993 and is now Senior Partner with three partners – Claire Devlin, Mark Hatt and Jennifer Moffett.

The company was originally founded as a specialist Road Traffic Accident Company and has over the years consolidated this expertise and experience into all areas of personal injury law. More recently the company has established itself as one of the leading providers of quality legal service in Northern Ireland and is currently one of the few members in Northern Ireland of Headway’s Brain Injury Association Personal Injury Solicitors List. We are also members of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. We have jointly sponsored with Headway the Serious Injury Guide published by Brake, the road safety charity and this Guide along with the Bereavement Guide, also published by Brake and jointly sponsored by P R Hanna and the PSNI, provides valuable information to victims and their families who have suffered a fatal or serious injury in Northern Ireland as a result of a road collision.

The Company has expanded rapidly so that in addition to its core business within the Personal Injury Sector there is now established a dedicated specialised Team that handles catastrophic personal injury claims. It has a well-deserved reputation for providing clients with outstanding service, combined with proven experience and technical expertise. The Unit is headed up by Partner and Head of Litigation, Mark Hatt. The Company takes great pride in its relationship with the Charity, Aspire and in particular the sponsorship of Gabriel Mallon, Independent Living Adviser based at Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast. We share their aspirations to create opportunity, choice and independence for people with spinal cord injuries.

Gerry Lee, Senior Partner, is pictured with Gabriel Mallon and his wife along with Brian Carlin, CEO of Aspire, the Spinal Injury Charity.

In addition PR Hanna also now provides private client legal services in many other areas such as Conveyancing, both Domestic and Commercial, Wills and Probate, Matrimonial and Family Law. This department is managed by Partners Claire Devlin and Jennifer Moffett who are both members of the Commercial Property Lawyers Group. For the business community we provide legal services in Licensing Matters, Debt Recovery and all areas of Commercial Litigation including advice in respect of employment matters for both business and individuals and in particular drafting employment contracts and compromise agreements.

You can find us in our modern and spacious premises in the heart of Belfast City Centre, next to the Garrick Bar and adjacent to Victoria Square and the Law Courts, with full disabled access and convenient on street and multi-storey car parking.

Mark Hatt, Partner and Head of Litigation, joined the firm in 2003 from the niche Bristol Personal injury practice of David Gist & Co. A member of APIL, he graduated from Staffordshire University and qualified with Thrings Solicitors before concentrating on injury cases including Motor cycle accidents. Catastrophic and head injury claims and medical negligence. He developed and leads the clinical negligence team.

Jennifer Moffett, Partner, qualified as a Solicitor in 2001, attended University of Ulster. Joined P R Hanna in 2005 and became a Partner in 2007. Experienced in residential and commercial conveyancing, Liquor Licensing, Commercial leases, drafting Wills and Administration of Estates, Debt recovery, Employment, Personal injury and Matrimonial.

Funding your injury claim

Don’t be put off bringing a Personal Injury claim in Northern Ireland because you can’t afford to take the risk of losing and having to pay the legal costs of the other side. P R Hanna Solicitors can recommend your claim, that has reasonable prospects of success, to DASlawAssist, a leading Insurance company in the UK, to provide you with After the Event Insurance (ATE) cover. This cover can also be made available to cover other disputes such as contractual and commercial matters. Ring us and ask to speak to a Partner for further details.